Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner


Company:	University of Staffordshire
Salary:	£33,951 to £38,784 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2DF
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	31 Aug 2026
Closing date:	15 Sept 2026

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Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented professional to join the University of Staffordshire's Mental Health and Wellbeing Team at our Stoke Campus. The team supports students from diverse backgrounds to thrive at university by proactively managing their health and wellbeing.

This high-performing team provides emergency duty responses for students experiencing distress and crisis, one-to-one therapeutic interventions, structured support, specialist sexual and domestic abuse information, and contributes to the safeguarding of students at the University.

The successful candidate will be an experienced, qualified practitioner registered with a professional body such as BACP, NCPS, NMC, or Social Work England or similar. You will have a proven track record of delivering wellbeing initiatives and forging positive working relationships. The role requires flexibility, resilience, and the ability to manage competing priorities and risks successfully.

The post requires a passion to continually develop specialist information provision and new initiatives grounded in student feedback, data, and benchmarking across the sector, utilising the latest technology and working in partnership with the Students’ Union. You will also contribute to the wider team by supporting campaigns and initiatives throughout the year. You will need to be culturally aware, sensitive, and have a real interest in making a positive difference to the experience of students.

The postholder will work with the Mental Health & Wellbeing Manager and wider student support teams. The successful applicant will be adaptable, innovative, and work well in a busy and demanding environment. We welcome applications from candidates wishing to work full-time or part-time as part of a job share arrangement. If applying for a job share and do not have a proposed partner, we will consider your application alongside others who have expressed an interest in job sharing. Appointment to a job share will be dependent on another suitable candidate being appointed to share the role. If a suitable job share partner is not identified, we may discuss alternative working arrangements with you, or you may choose to be considered for the role on a full-time basis (if applicable).

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